Operator's Manual

DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
Useonlydieselfuel.Fillingthefueltankwith
gasolinemayresultinare.
•Fillthefueltankandstorefuelina
well-ventilatedarea.
•Neverllthefueltankwhiletheengineis
running.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.This
emptyspaceinthetankallowsfueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelmaybeignited
byaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Donotbuymore
thana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatewithouttheentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworkingcondition.
DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingasparkwhich
canignitethefuelvapors.Areorexplosionfrom
fuelcanburnyouandothersandcandamage
property.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersonthegroundaway
fromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoron
atruckortrailerbed,becauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruck-bedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removefuel-poweredequipment
fromthetruckortrailerandfueltheequipment
withthewheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfromaportable
container,ratherthanfromafuel-dispenser
nozzle.
•Ifafuel-dispensernozzlemustbeused,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepyourfaceawayfromthenozzleandthe
fueltankorconditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromyoureyesandskin.
Important:Donotmixoilwithdiesel.
Dieselfuelshouldcomplywiththefollowingspecication.
Thetablelists7worldwidespecicationsfordieselfuels.
DieselFuelSpecications
Location
Number2-D,Number1-D,
ASTMD975-94
USA
EN590:96EuropeanUnion
ISO8217DMX
International
BS2869-A1orA2
UnitedKingdom
JISK2204GradeNumber2
Japan
KSM-2610
Korea
GB252China
UsingFuelStabilizer/Conditioner
Useadieselfuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachineto
keepthefuelfreshduringstorageof90daysorless.Ifyou
arestoringthemachineforlonger,drainthefueltank;refer
toStorage(page23).
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountoffuelstabilizer/conditionertothe
fuel,andfollowthedirectionsofthemanufacturer.
Note:Fuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffectivewhen
mixedwithfreshfuel.
FillingtheFuelTank
Capacity:5.0L(5.3USqt)
1.Stoptheengine,allowtheenginetocool,andensure
thatthemachineisonalevelsurface.
2.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremoveit(Figure
16).
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